SB651,,2626196.491 (1) (s) “Small electric generating facility” means electric generating equipment and associated facilities designed for nominal operation at a capacity of at least 12 but less than 100 megawatts.
SB651,1127Section 11. 196.491 (2) (title) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
SB651,,2828196.491 (2) (title) Integrated resource and reliability planning.
SB651,1229Section 12. 196.491 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
SB651,,3030196.491 (2) (a) (intro.) On or before July 1 of each even-numbered year, or such biennial period as the commission may approve, each electric utility shall file its plan with the commission and with those persons or agencies listed in par. (b). Such plans may be appropriate portions of a single regional plan or may be prepared jointly by 2 or more electric utilities, and shall do all of the following:
SB651,1331Section 13. 196.491 (2) (a) 1. of the statutes is created to read:
SB651,,3232196.491 (2) (a) 1. Describe the general location, size, and type of installations that are expected to be owned or operated in whole or in part by the utility and the construction of which is expected to commence during the next 10 years, or such longer period as the commission deems necessary, and shall identify all existing installations intended to be removed from service during the period or upon completion of such construction.
SB651,1433Section 14. 196.491 (2) (a) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
SB651,,3434196.491 (2) (a) 2. Identify practical alternatives to the general location, fuel type, and method of generation of the proposed electric generating facilities, and set forth in detail the reasons for selecting the proposed general location, fuel type, and method of generation.
SB651,1535Section 15. 196.491 (2) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB651,,3636196.491 (2) (a) 3. Identify and describe the location of proposed and alternative sites for large electric generating facilities on which an electric utility plans to commence construction within 3 years for which neither a certificate of public convenience and necessity under sub. (3) nor a certificate under s. 196.49 has been applied for but the commencement of whose construction is planned within 5 years, or such longer period as the commission deems necessary, and indicate the impacts of the proposed and alternative generating facilities on the environment and the means by which potential adverse effects on such values will be avoided or minimized.
SB651,1637Section 16. 196.491 (2) (a) 3g. of the statutes is repealed.
SB651,1738Section 17. 196.491 (2) (a) 3m. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB651,,3939196.491 (2) (a) 3m. Identify and describe the location of tentative and alternative routes for high-voltage transmission lines on which an electric utility plans to commence construction within 3 years is intended to be commenced in the next 5 years and indicate the effects of the transmission lines on the environment and the means by which potential adverse effects will be avoided or minimized.
SB651,1840Section 18. 196.491 (2) (a) 3r. of the statutes is repealed.
SB651,1941Section 19. 196.491 (2) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB651,,4242196.491 (2) (a) 4. Identify and describe Indicate in detail the projected demand for electric energy over the next 5 years and the basis for determining the projected demand, and assess whether the utility has sufficient electric capacity and energy to make electric capacity and energy available to customers at a reasonable price over that period.
SB651,2043Section 20. 196.491 (2) (a) 5. of the statutes is created to read:
SB651,,4444196.491 (2) (a) 5. Describe the electric utility’s relationship to other electric utilities and regional associations, power pools, and networks.
SB651,2145Section 21. 196.491 (2) (a) 6. of the statutes is created to read:
SB651,,4646196.491 (2) (a) 6. Identify and describe all major research projects and programs that will continue or commence in the next 5 years and set forth the reasons for selecting specific areas for research.
SB651,2247Section 22. 196.491 (2) (a) 7. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB651,,4848196.491 (2) (a) 7. Identify and describe activities existing and planned programs and policies to discourage inefficient and excessive power use.
SB651,2349Section 23. 196.491 (2) (a) 8. of the statutes is created to read:
SB651,,5050196.491 (2) (a) 8. Identify the total number of distributed generation facilities, as defined in s. 196.496 (1), that are known to be located within the utility’s service territory and the total generation capacity, actual or projected, of those distributed generation facilities.
SB651,2451Section 24. 196.491 (2) (a) 12. of the statutes is repealed.
SB651,2552Section 25. 196.491 (2) (a) 13. of the statutes is repealed.
SB651,2653Section 26. 196.491 (2) (a) 14. of the statutes is created to read:
SB651,,5454196.491 (2) (a) 14. Provide any other information required by the commission.